Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Panormus
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The result was: promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 05:58, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
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Battle of Panormus
... that at the Battle of Panormus Carthaginian war elephants fled through their own troops, causing their defeat?Source: Bagnall, Nigel (1999). The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage and the Struggle for the Mediterranean. London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-0-7126-6608-4 p. 83.- ALT1:... that at the Battle of Panormus the Roman army repelled an elephant charge by throwing javelins at them? Source: Bagnall, Nigel (1999). The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage and the Struggle for the Mediterranean. London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-0-7126-6608-4 p. 83.
- Reviewed: Telegraph Plateau
5x expanded by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 14:35, 26 April 2020 (UTC).
Substantial Good article, on excellent sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. In the original hook, "their" is a bit ambiguous. If you like that hook much better than the ALT, please try a different wording. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:02, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
